Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 662-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-327-lst327-pkt-662-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, 'LST-327' - construction, sponsor, commissioning, five European-theater campaigns, 27 Aug 1944 mine damage, decommission/strike/disposal (live NHHC page verified 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry text (single-paragraph entry, no spec block)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'laid down on 12 November 1942 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched on 11 February 1943; sponsored by Miss Helen B. Higgins; and commissioned on 5 March 1943.' Assigned to the European theater; participated in Tunisian operations (July 1943), Sicilian occupation (July 1943), Salerno landings (September 1943), Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings (January through March 1944), and the Normandy invasion (June 1944). 'On 27 August 1944, LST-327 was severely damaged by an enemy mine in the English Channel.' Decommissioned 19 November 1945; struck from the Navy list 5 December 1945; sold to Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pa., 15 September 1948. 'LST-327 earned five battle stars for World War II service.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Philadelphia Navy Yard construction trades (1942-43); USCG ship's company (1943-45)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; contains no asbestos or material content and no casualty figures. The 1944 damage is described as 'an enemy mine' - see ev-uss-lst-327-07 for the torpedo-vs-mine dispute in secondary sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-327-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-327 - designation timeline, specifications, commanding officers, photo captions, campaign ribbons (live page verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160327.htm header block, awards/ribbons, specifications block, CO table, photo caption 1016032704
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: 'USS LST-327 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II.' Laid down 12 November 1942 at Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched 11 February 1943; commissioned USS LST-327, 5 March 1943, Lt. Paul A. Ortman, USCG, in command; severely damaged by an enemy mine in the English Channel 27 August 1944; decommissioned 19 November 1945; struck 5 December 1945; sold for scrapping 15 September 1948 to Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Chester, PA; five battle stars; ribbons: American Campaign Medal, Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (5), WWII Victory Medal; call sign NWZM. Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt; complement 9 officers / 120 enlisted; troops 14 officers / 131 enlisted; 6 LCVP; propulsion two General Motors 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100 kW 230 V DC ship's-service generators, two propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders; diesel fuel 4,300 bbls. CO table: Lt. Paul A. Ortman USCG (5 Mar 1943-1944), Lt. Clarence J. Gilleran USCG (1944-Feb 1945), Lt. A. Volton USCG (Feb 1945-19 Nov 1945). Photo caption: while 'working out of English Channel ports, building supply dumps in Northern France, she struck an enemy mine, 27 August 1944, and put into Plymouth with extensive damage. After being repaired, LST-327 departed Plymouth, 11 December 1944, for Falmouth and on 23 June 1945 she departed Falmouth for Norfolk, VA., arriving there on 19 July 1945.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Philadelphia Navy Yard construction trades (1942-43); USCG ship's company (1943-45); Plymouth repair workers (1944-45); Sun Shipbuilding shipbreakers (1948-49)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates track DANFS here and the CO table and photo captions are its added value; photo captions cite the LST-327 veterans' site and a flickriver contributor. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-327-02
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[4]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office: CG History Chronology (Anzio entry naming LST-327); 'D-Day June 6 1944 Normandy' page (Coast Guard-manned LSTs); WWII Cutters and European Theatre bibliographies (Pfannkuch 'The First LST...327,' Coast Guard Magazine Jul 1944, pp. 18-20; Crisa 'LST 327, The Fightingest LST,' The Bulletin Jan/Feb 1982, pp. 36-37) [other_primary]
- Locator
- history.uscg.mil chronology (1944 Anzio entry); history.uscg.mil D-Day topic page; WWII Cutters bibliography; European Theatre bibliography
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official USCG documentation of this hull's Coast Guard manning: the Historian's chronology records that 'Coast Guardsmen participated in Operation Shingle - the landings at Anzio-Nettuno, Italy. Coast Guard units involved were USS PC-545 and LSTs 16, 326, 327, and 381.' The Historian's D-Day page documents that ten Coast Guard-manned LSTs participated in the Normandy invasion, four accompanying the British and Canadian assaults at Gold, Juno and Sword. The Historian's WWII bibliographies index two period/official publications on this hull: Pfannkuch, 'The First LST...327' (Coast Guard Magazine, July 1944) and Crisa, 'LST 327, The Fightingest LST' (The Bulletin, Jan/Feb 1982) - the basis for the veteran-community claim that she was the first Coast Guard-manned LST.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1944 (entries); bibliography entries 1944, 1982
- Population
- USCG ship's company (1943-45)
- Limitations
- Establishes USCG manning and campaign participation for this specific hull. The 'first Coast Guard-manned LST' claim rests on a July 1944 Coast Guard Magazine article title, not a formal designation - carried as documented period press, not asserted as official fact. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-327-03
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[5]Era inference built on: NavSource ship-specific specifications (two GM 12-567A diesels, Falk reduction gear - diesel plant, no boilers); BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2 LST design table via class profile lst-1-class (BuShips design group LST-1 through LST-491 covers hull 327); shipyard-exposure-map documented asbestos product lists for philadelphia-naval-shipyard and sun-shipbuilding [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; class profile lst-1-class ev-01 (BuShips SDB-1945 v2 design table) and ev-03 (era application list); shipyards.json product lists
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST-1-class tank landing ship built 1942-43 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard sits squarely inside the documented Navy asbestos era. Era-standard asbestos-relevant applications for a vessel of this type were: diesel exhaust lagging; engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation; gaskets and valve packing throughout the engineering spaces; deck coverings and tile; accommodation-space insulation; and winch brake linings. As a diesel ship she carried no boilers or steam turbines - the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1949
- Population
- Philadelphia Navy Yard construction trades (1942-43); USCG crew (1943-45); Plymouth repair workforce (1944-45); Sun Shipbuilding breakers (1948-49)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-327. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, no manufacturer attribution for this hull, and no individual-exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-327-04
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[6]shipyard-exposure-map yard record: philadelphia-naval-shipyard (Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia PA; Atlas shipyards.json entry, evidence_tier 3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json yard_id philadelphia-naval-shipyard (asbestos_products_documented field; flagship ev-philadelphia-naval-shipyard-01 litigation row)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The builder yard is an Atlas-documented asbestos yard: shipyards.json carries Philadelphia Naval Shipyard at evidence_tier 3 with litigation-documented asbestos products including Eagle-Picher Super 60, Onecote cement, Thermasil pipe covering and block, Unibestos, Cary block, Baldwin-Ehret-Hill and Carey asbestos products, Kaylo, and Garlock asbestos sheet gaskets and packing. LST-327 was built at this yard November 1942 - March 1943, inside the yard's documented asbestos-use era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1943 (this hull's construction window)
- Population
- Philadelphia Navy Yard construction trades (1942-43)
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation, not a hull record: no source located ties a specific asbestos product or work package aboard LST-327; yard presence establishes population overlap only, not shipboard installation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-327-05
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[7]shipyard-exposure-map yard record: sun-shipbuilding (Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Chester PA; Atlas shipyards.json entry, evidence_tier 3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json yard_id sun-shipbuilding (note: duplicate entry sun-shipbuilding-chester describes the same Chester yard - dataset defect, see gaps)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The scrapping yard is an Atlas-documented asbestos yard: shipyards.json carries Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock, Chester PA, at evidence_tier 3 with litigation-documented products including Unibestos, Caltemp/Pabco (Fibreboard), Kaylo, Garlock gaskets, and Raybestos. DANFS documents LST-327's sale to this yard for scrapping on 15 September 1948 - a breakup predating modern ACM-handling regulation, with era-original materials (whatever insulation her 1942-43 build and 1944-45 repair left aboard) going through a documented asbestos-yard workforce.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1948-1949
- Population
- Sun Shipbuilding shipbreakers (1948-49)
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation, not a hull record: establishes the disposal population and yard context only. No hazmat or material record for this hull's breakup located; sale date is a sale date, not a documented dismantling date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-327-06
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[8]uboat.net Allied ships hit by U-boats, attack entry for USS LST-327; corroborated-as-secondary by landingship.com/327 'The Sinking of LST 327' and 'LST 327 was torpedoed, not mined' (veteran-authored site, transcribing the USS LST-346 deck-log passage) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net attack entry ship/3527 (event notes, position, U-92); landingship.com/327/the-end.htm and /torpedoed.htm; naval-history.net USCG WWII casualties page; DANFS (ev-01)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The 27 August 1944 damage event has a documented mine-vs-torpedo dispute. Official record (DANFS, NavSource, NavalCoverMuseum): 'severely damaged by an enemy mine in the English Channel,' and the LST-346 log as transcribed on the veterans' site records the 327 reporting 'that she had struck a mine.' The post-war German-side attribution (uboat.net): at 20.01 hours on 27 August 1944 a GNAT acoustic torpedo from U-92 (Kptlt. Wilhelm Brauel) struck near the screws and detonated the munitions locker, position 50 deg 09' N, 1 deg 35' W, about 30 miles north of Cherbourg, on the Cherbourg-Southampton route. Secondary casualty accounts: 22 enlisted men killed outright and 26 seriously wounded (landingship.com); naval-history.net's USCG casualty compilation lists 19 named dead for this hull; the veterans' site itself carries both 21 and 22 on different pages. uboat.net's warship page additionally mislabels the ship 'a total loss' and carries a 22 May 1943 commission date - both contradicted by DANFS (damaged, repaired, decommissioned 19 Nov 1945; commissioned 5 Mar 1943).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-08-27
- Population
- USCG crew aboard at the time of the explosion (22 killed / 26 wounded per secondary accounts)
- Limitations
- Dispute documentation, not an adjudication: the mine attribution is official (DANFS) and contemporaneous (LST-346 log); the torpedo attribution rests on post-war U-boat-record compilations (secondary). Casualty figures are secondary-source only - no official casualty report located; count varies 19-22 named/counted dead. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-327-07
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[9]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked to automated fetch)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction (1942-43), service era (1943-45), and disposal (1948).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-10-02 per prior batches) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-327-08
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[10]Batch-6864 search ledger (this record): live DANFS; live NavSource ship page + Coast Guard-manned LST index; USCG Historian chronology/D-Day/bibliography pages; NVR (no entry - pre-1987 disposal); CourtListener via authenticated helper; NARA catalog; secondary sweeps (uboat.net, landingship.com, naval-history.net, NavalCoverMuseum, Wikipedia cross-check) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-327-01 through sl-uss-lst-327-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LST-327 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener (authenticated helper): opinion search '"LST-327"' returned zero results; RECAP docket search '"LST-327" OR "LST 327"' returned a single incidental hit (an exhibit string in In re Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration MDL, C.D. Cal. 8:10-ml-02151 - a name collision, not litigation naming this hull). One opinion-side variant ('"LST 327"' unhyphenated) could not be run - the fleet-wide CourtListener budget was spent at session end; logged as open, not negative.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - era-consistent presence is plausible given build yard and period. Open leads: the ship's required post-casualty War Damage Report (BuShips practice, NARA RG 19/38), RG 24 deck logs, and any Sun Shipbuilding breakup contract records are undigitized. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-327-09